Help us locate a "survivor" hemlock or Fraser fir! If you know of a healthy
hemlock or Fraser fir that has not been treated with insecticide, please let us know about it by going to the "Locate" below.

ASTF is growing its research capabilities and is on target for continued expansion, thanks to the support of important donors and our partner organizations. Please see our newsletter for more information.

Congratulations to Dr. Dick Casagrande of the University of Rhode Island on being the recipient of the 2014 L.O. Howard Distinguished Achievement Award!

2013 ANNUAL REPORT We have made substantial progress toward identifying and developing resistance to adelgids in hemlocks and firs, despite a number of difficulties encountered. Our preferred strategy for producing resistance is to identify and exploit resistance in the native species. The effort to locate those resistant genotypes needed has centered around generating leads through targeted brochures, our website, and education through interaction with natural resources professionals and the public. Read more about it here>>>

Representatives of the Alliance are available for speaking engagements with your group or organization. Please contact Fred Hain at Fred_Hain@ncsu.edu for additional information.

Check out our latest article on recent hemlock population genetics and ASTF work highlighted in the Smoky Mountain News!Nice article in the Smoky Mountain News about the importance of the Mountain Research Station that also highlights the work of the ASTF. Read it here!
Read about hemlock population genetics here!

The Tiny Terrors Project WE NEED YOUR HELP! Adelgids, invasive insects barely visible to the naked eye, are sweeping through our forests and killing hemlock and Fraser fir trees. Read more about it here>>>

Help us locate a "survivor" Hemlock or Fraser fir tree! If you know of a healthy hemlock or Fraser fir tree that has not been treated with insecticide, please let us know about it by going to the "Locate" button on the far right of the top menu bar.

Reclaiming Hemlocks and Firs: A Symposium

Fred Hain Receives Order of the Longleaf Pine

ASTF director Fred Hain received the Order of the Longleaf Pine in October. Read the story here.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Public Radio

Listen to stories about the hemlock woolly adelgid on Western NC Public Radio. Click here to go to the segments for the first story, and here to go to the second.

Research on Invasive Forest Pests

In the early to mid-1900s two small insect pests entered the United States and began devouring evergreen forests in the eastern North America. From the 1950s until today, both the balsam woolly adelgid and the hemlock woolly adelgid have left trails of tree “ghosts” in the Appalachians and elsewhere.

The balsam woolly adelgid has nearly eliminated older Fraser firs, and the hemlock woolly adelgid is even more devastating to eastern and Carolina hemlock forests, leaving giant holes in the landscape as trees die off...Read More >>